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2 Responses to “NYT Op-Ed (Krugman): Hate Springs Eternal”

1. Vigilante said:

   Krugman is playing a poor-me victim game for Hillary.

   Posted on 11-Feb-08 at 6:55 pm | Permalink
2. Ian Alterman said:

   I disagree. I think he is not only making an attempt to even out the hopelessly lopsided mainstream media coverage of the race – which has benefitted Obama tremendously – but is also correctly pointing to a phenomenon that is true of all (or at least most) revivalist-type movmements: that many, if not most, of the supporters of those movements eventually begin not only to demonize anyone who criticizes the movement (particularly the “leader” of those critics, in this case Hillary), but become “uncontrollable” even by the leader of the movement, or by his designees.

   This is exactly what is occurring in the movement surrounding Obama. A candidate who calls for inclusion, tolerance, non-demonization (even of the REAL “enemy”; the GOP), and peace is standing silently by as his supporters become increasingly intolerant, demonizing and unpeaceable toward Hillary and her supporters.

   And although I will support Obama if he is the nominee, he is not exactly earning additional respect from me for this.

   Peace.

   Posted on 12-Feb-08 at 12:50 pm | Permalink